University News

Tickets on Sale for WIU Soul Food Festival

February 3, 2011

MACOMB, IL - - The 25th Annual Soul Food Festival, sponsored by Western Illinois University's Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center (GBCC) as part of Black History Month festivities, will be held from noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 in the University Union Lincoln Room. This year's event is themed a "A Sunday Afternoon Jazz Affair." To ensure adequate seating, participants are encouraged to select a seating time (12 noon, 1 p.m. or 2 p.m.) when purchasing tickets.

Early bird tickets are $10/students, $18/nonstudents on sale through 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. After Feb. 10, tickets will be $15/students, $23/nonstudents.